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Ukraine starts formal process to appoint Budanov as Zelenskyy’s chief of staff

All formal procedures are underway to appoint Kyrylo Budanov as chief of Ukraine’s Presidential Office after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Jan. 2 that he had offered him the post, presidential adviser Dmytro Lytvyn told reporters.

2 January, 03:29 PM

Yermak’s advisers dismissed, but Leshchenko, Podolyak, and Bevz reassigned — President’s Office

Serhii Leshchenko and Mykhailo Podolyak, who previously served as non-staff advisers to former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak, have been reappointed to advisory roles within the President’s Office. Leshchenko announced the decision during a national TV broadcast on Dec. 22.

22 December 2025, 02:21 PM

Zelenskyy addresses whether new Presidential Office Chief is selected

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has not yet decided who will head his office following the resignation of Andriy Yermak.

14 December 2025, 06:37 PM

Yermak sought the dismissal of SBU chief Malyuk a week before his own removal

Former presidential chief of staff Andriy Yermak sought the dismissal of Security Service of Ukraine chief Vasyl Malyuk a week before Yermak’s own removal, according to a report by the Ukrainska Pravda news outlet on Dec. 1.

1 December 2025, 11:57 AM

Zaluzhnyi warns of Russia’s potential decisive strike in its war strategy

The fighting in Russia’s war against Ukraine serves the Kremlin’s political objectives but is not the final phase, and Moscow’s decisive move in its strategy of attrition could be to provoke a civil conflict in Ukraine, former commander-in-chief and current ambassador to the United Kingdom Valerii Zaluzhnyi wrote in an op-ed for LIGA.net on Nov. 30.

30 November 2025, 08:55 PM

Raids on Zelenskyy aide Yermak complicate Ukraine's peace talks with U.S.

Ukraine's National Anti-Corruption Bureau and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor's Office raided the home and office of the now resigned Andriy Yermak, head of President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's administration, on Nov. 28, escalating a political crisis as Kyiv braces for renewed pressure from the United States to accept a peace deal ending Russia's war, CNN reports.

28 November 2025, 07:45 PM

Ukrainian delegation to hold U.S. peace plan talks in Switzerland in coming days

Ukraine will hold consultations with the United States and other partners on a peace plan to end Russia's war in the coming days, the Presidential Office reported on Telegram on Nov. 22.

22 November 2025, 06:44 PM

Merz, Macron and Starmer expressed full support for Ukraine after their call with President Zelenskyy

The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany — Prime Minister Keir Starmer, President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Friedrich Merz — voiced their support for Ukraine after discussing the new U.S. peace plan with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, The Guardian and the German government said on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 06:55 PM

Zelenskyy holds phone talks with leaders of Germany, France and the UK to discuss the proposed 'peace plan'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is holding phone talks with the leaders of France, the United Kingdom and Germany to discuss a U.S. “peace plan” proposal on ending the war in Ukraine, Suspilne reported on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 03:08 PM

U.S. 'peace plan' ensures both Russia and Ukraine would gain more than they give – White House

The U.S. “peace plan” for ending the war in Ukraine was drafted with the real situation in mind and envisions that both Ukraine and Russia would “gain more than they give,” White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told ABC News on Nov. 21.

21 November 2025, 02:39 PM

Zelenskyy may decide fate of top aide Yermak by Nov. 20

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy could make a final decision by Nov. 20 on the future of his chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, amid growing calls for his resignation from Zelenskyy's own Servant of the People parliamentary faction, sources in the faction told NV.

19 November 2025, 07:19 PM

Bankova considers Naftogaz’s Koretskyi for energy minister as it seeks to contain fallout from the Mindich scandal

The President’s Office is considering Naftogaz top executive Serhiy Koretskyi as a leading candidate for energy minister to replace Svitlana Hrynchuk amid an unprecedented corruption scandal involving the Mindich recordings.

14 November 2025, 11:54 AM

SBU paper may be fake, but Trukhanov’s Russian citizenship is real – investigative journalist

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev said he has no doubt that Odesa Mayor Hennadiy Trukhanov holds Russian citizenship and explained why he called the document published by Ukraine’s Security Service a “forgery” on Oct. 16

16 October 2025, 02:57 PM

Zelenskyy to gather Servant of the People faction next week – MP Zheleznyak

Volodymyr Zelenskyy is set to convene a meeting of the Servant of the People faction next week, though the exact date has not yet been determined, lawmaker Yaroslav Zheleznyak said on Oct. 3.

3 October 2025, 08:15 PM

Zelenskyy frustrated with his party and hints at plans to run again in upcoming elections

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed anger at internal criticism and disappointment with his own party during a meeting with the Servant of the People faction last week, Politico reported on Sept. 23.

23 September 2025, 01:56 PM

Ukrainian official Yermak posts footage of Russian drone attack on Kharkiv

Andriy Yermak, head of the Ukrainian President’s Office, released video of a Russian strike on Kharkiv on Sept. 16.

16 September 2025, 02:56 PM

Mobilization to continue even after ceasefire, official says

The general mobilization in Ukraine will continue for the foreseeable future even if a ceasefire deal is reached, Col. Pavlo Palisa, deputy head of the President’s Office, said on Sept. 2.

3 September 2025, 12:49 AM

Why Yermak annoys both Democrats and Republicans

Andriy Yermak, head of President's Office, is irritating U.S. politicians from both parties, the Financial Times reported, citing unnamed officials in Kyiv and Washington on July 24.

24 July 2025, 09:38 PM

Trump’s special envoy Keith Kellogg arrives in Kyiv for official talks

U.S. President’s Special Representative for Ukraine and Russia, Keith Kellogg, arrived in Ukraine on an official visit, Head of the Office of the President Andriy Yermak announced on Telegram on July 14.

14 July 2025, 11:38 AM

Zelenskyy, Starmer meet Ukrainian troops training in Britain

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer visited Ukrainian soldiers undergoing training in the United Kingdom as part of Operation Interflex, the Ukrainian President’s Office press service reported on June 23.

24 June 2025, 12:55 PM

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